JPH10167452A - Delivery device for nearly cylindrical article and its delivery method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the delivery device and method for roughly cylindrical article, which is excellent in operating performance, and can deliver each article without being damaged regardless of the kind of each article. SOLUTION: In a delivery device for roughly cylindrical article, which is equipped with a housing part 9 housing roughly cylindrical article, and with a delivery means capable of delivering the articles housed in the housing part 9 out of a delivery part 8, the housing part 9 can house the roughly cylindrical articles without standing in regular order, and the delivery means can be rotated at the outer circumference of the housing part 9 ion order to be capable of delivering the parts out of the delivery part 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for dispensing articles and a method for dispensing substantially cylindrical articles. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article and a method for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article, which can continuously pay out substantially cylindrical articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an example of an apparatus for dispensing articles such as injections is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 6-65311.

As shown in FIG. 7, the conventional article dispensing apparatus includes a storage shelf 21, a discharge port 24, a storage groove 30, a picking rotor 29, and a dispensing section 32.
It is arranged as follows.

[0004] Two storage shelves 21 containing an injection 23 as an article in a line in an upright state and a discharge port 24 provided on the same circumference are provided so that only one injection 23 can be stored therein. A picking rotor 29 having a groove 30 formed on the outer periphery is rotatably provided near the circumference. Further, a payout unit that pays out the articles in the storage groove 30 in the middle of the rotation locus of the storage groove 30
32 are provided.

[0005] The method of dispensing the goods by the dispensing device is as follows.

First, when the picking rotor 29 rotates and reaches the position where the receiving groove 30 is opposed to one of the outlets 24, if the receiving groove 30 is empty, the injection 23 waiting at the outlet 24 is pushed out. It is transferred to the accommodation groove 30. In this state, even if the picking rotor 29 further rotates and arrives at the discharge port 24 of the other storage shelf 21, the injection agent 23 is already stored in the storage groove 30, and therefore, it is waiting at the discharge port 24. The injection 23 waits without moving to the accommodation groove 30.

Next, the picking rotor 29 further rotates,
When the accommodation groove 30 reaches the opening 33 of the dispensing portion 32, the injection 23 contained in the accommodation groove 30 drops from the opening 33 by opening the bottom surface of the rotor mounting table, and the injection 23 is dispensed. It is discharged through a chute.

[0008]

However, in the above-described conventional article dispensing apparatus, the injection agent is stored in the storage shelf 21 as described above.
There is a problem that workability is poor because it takes time to arrange the 23 in an aligned state.

In the conventional article dispensing apparatus, since the article is in an upright state, the stability is poor when the injection 23 is small, and the injection is tilted when the injection 23 is stored in the storage groove 30. There is also a problem that it is damaged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has good workability and the types of articles.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article and a method for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article, which can pay out the article regardless of its size without breaking.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the feature of the present invention as a device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention is as described in claim 1. A dispensing device for dispensing an article stored in the accommodating section 9 from the dispensing section 8; Reference numeral 9 denotes a point at which substantially cylindrical articles can be accommodated in a non-aligned manner, and the dispensing means rotates around the outer periphery of the accommodating section 9 so that the articles can be dispensed from the dispensing section 8.

Here, the substantially cylindrical article means an article having a substantially cylindrical portion at least in part, and may be, for example, an injection, a test tube, or the like.

The apparatus for dispensing substantially cylindrical articles stores the substantially cylindrical articles in the accommodation section 9 in a non-aligned manner, and rotates the dispensing means around the outer periphery of the accommodation section 9 to thereby form the substantially cylindrical article. Is dispensed from the dispensing section 8. As described above, since a substantially cylindrical article can be accommodated without being aligned, an operation step of arranging the articles can be omitted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for dispensing an article having a substantially cylindrical shape, wherein an outer frame for preventing the article from dropping out of a storage section is provided on an outer periphery of the dispensing means. It is preferable to provide 5 so that the article does not fall outside the dispensing device and is not damaged.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the dispensing device for a substantially cylindrical article, the input section 11 capable of inputting the article into the storage section inputs the article in accordance with the input amount. It is preferably provided so as to be controllable, so that an appropriate amount of articles can be put into the storage section 9. Therefore, there is no possibility that a substantially cylindrical article is thrown into the storage section 9 beyond the allowable amount.

Further, in the apparatus for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention, the accommodating portion 9 is provided with stirring means for assisting the movement of the article to the outer periphery. Preferably, this allows the article to be more easily moved in the outer peripheral direction and placed on the dispensing means so that it can be properly dispensed by the dispensing means.

Further, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for dispensing substantially cylindrical articles according to the present invention.
Preferably, there is provided a remaining amount detecting means for detecting the remaining amount of the substantially cylindrical article accommodated in the apparatus, whereby the remaining amount is detected by the remaining amount detecting means. It is possible to inform the worker that there is something.

Further, according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention.
It is preferable that a breakage preventing means for preventing breakage of the article is provided in this case, so that the article stored in the storage section 9 can be easily prevented from being damaged.

Further, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in order to prevent a plurality of substantially cylindrical articles from being dispensed in the up-down direction from the dispensing means. It is preferable that a guiding means 15 for guiding the substantially cylindrical articles one by one is provided, so that the articles can be surely dispensed one by one from the dispensing means.
Goods can be guided.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention.
It can be opened to dispense the substantially cylindrical articles guided by 15 from the dispensing means one by one, and closed to prevent another article from being dispensed when one substantially cylindrical article is dispensed. The opening / closing means 16 is preferably provided at the boundary between the dispensing section 8 and the dispensing means, thereby preventing a plurality of articles from being dispensed at once, and ensuring that the articles are dispensed one by one from the dispensing section 8. Can be paid to.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for dispensing substantially cylindrical articles according to the present invention.
After the opening 16 is opened, a payout detecting means is provided in the payout unit 8 to detect whether or not the substantially cylindrical article is paid out from the payout means, and when the payout detecting means detects the substantially cylindrical article. Preferably, the opening / closing means 16 is closed, so that when no articles are dispensed, the opening / closing means 16 is closed.
16 can be prevented from being closed, and the opening / closing means 16 is closed only when one article is dispensed.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention.
A storage unit that can store a plurality of substantially cylindrical articles dispensed from step 8 and can dispense the stored articles one by one.
14 is preferably provided, whereby the articles dispensed from the dispensing section 8 can be stored in the storage section, and the stored articles can be stored in the storage section one by one according to a request. Can be paid to.

[0023] A feature of the method for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention is that, in the method for dispensing an article which disposes the article after accommodating the substantially cylindrical article as described in claim 11, Storing substantially cylindrical articles without alignment,
The point is that the article is paid out by rotating the accommodated article around the circumference. As described above, since the substantially cylindrical articles are stored without being aligned, the step of arranging the articles can be omitted. Therefore, it is possible to pay out the goods after efficiently storing the goods.

[0024]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an apparatus for dispensing articles having a substantially cylindrical shape according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an apparatus for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of an apparatus for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention. is there. Injections, test tubes, and the like can be considered as the substantially cylindrical articles. In the following embodiment, the case of dispensing an injection as an example of a substantially cylindrical article will be described.

In the apparatus for dispensing articles having a substantially cylindrical shape according to the present embodiment, a receiving table 4 fixed and provided at a predetermined angle α from the horizontal direction on the apparatus main body 12 is installed. A cylindrical outer frame 5 is provided. Further, a donut-shaped outer ring rotor 3 rotatable about the axis inclined at the predetermined angle α from the vertical direction as a rotation axis is provided in the outer frame portion 5 and on the cradle 4.
And a conical housing member 1 rotatable about a vertical direction as a rotation axis. A payout port 6 is opened in the outer frame portion 5 near the uppermost portion (the L portion in FIG. 1) of the outer ring rotor 3, and the injection 10 taken out from the payout port 6 is supplied to the outside of the payout port 6. It is possible to pay out from the payout unit 8 installed in the office. A storage unit is provided outside the dispensing unit 8.
14 is provided, and the injections dispensed from the dispensing section 8
A plurality of 10 can be stored. The stored injections 10 can be dispensed one by one from the storage unit 14 in response to a prescription request.

Next, the components of the device for dispensing substantially cylindrical articles according to the present invention will be described in detail.

First, the housing member 1 is formed in a conical shape (the cross section is triangular as shown in FIG. 2), and the lower part thereof is integrated with the inner ring rotor 2. The inner ring rotor 2
Is provided in a cylindrical shape rotatable around a vertical direction as a rotation axis. The inner wheel rotor 2 is connected to a driving device for rotating the inner wheel rotor 2, for example, a motor 7. Therefore, the housing member 1 is rotated about the vertical direction by the motor 7 in the same manner as the inner ring rotor 2.
The radius of the housing member 1 is determined from the diameter of the bottom surface of the injection 10 and the length of the injection 10.

Next, on the outer periphery of the above-mentioned housing member 1,
The outer ring rotor 3 is rotatably provided as payout means at a slight distance from the outer edge 1b of the first rotor 1 in plan view. Here, the slight interval is such an interval that the injection agent 10 does not fall between the housing member 1 and the outer ring rotor 3 so that the outer ring rotor and the housing member 1 can rotate relatively smoothly.

The outer wheel rotor 3 is connected to the motor 7 via a speed change gear and a pulley. Further, on the outer circumference of the outer ring rotor 3, four pulleys including the pulley connected to the motor as described above are arranged at an angle of 90 ° with respect to each other.
3 is configured to rotate accurately about the axis of rotation. The center axis of the outer ring rotor 3 is inclined by the predetermined angle α with respect to the center axis of the housing member 1, that is, the vertical direction. The upper surface of the outer ring rotor 3 has an inner edge inclined above the outer edge by a certain angle β with respect to a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. Here, the inclination angle β has a relation of β> α,
The inner edge 3a is configured to be higher than the outer edge 3b even on the payout portion 8 side. The outer edge 1b of the housing member 1 is positioned so as to substantially contact the inner surface 3c of the outer ring rotor 3 on the dispensing portion 8 side and substantially equal to the inner edge 3a of the outer ring rotor 3 at a position facing the dispensing portion 8. To be in contact with each other, thereby
The article that has slid down on the conical upper surface of FIG. 1 is placed on the upper surface of the outer ring rotor 3 near the dispensing section 8.

The width H and the inclination angle β of the outer ring rotor 3 are determined by the radius of the outer frame portion 5 and the diameter of the injection 10, and the outer ring rotor 3 has only one injection 10 mounted in the width direction. So that the two injections 10 are not placed side by side.

On the outer periphery of the outer ring rotor 3, the injection 10 is spaced slightly from the outer edge 3 b of the outer ring rotor 3 in plan view.
An outer frame portion 5 is fixed to the cradle 4 so that the cradle does not fall. Here, the slight interval between the outer ring rotor 3 and the outer frame portion 5 is such an interval that the injection 10 does not fall between the outer ring rotor 3 and the outer frame portion 5 and the outer ring rotor 3 can rotate smoothly. It is.

In the present embodiment, an injection 10 injected by an operator is stored in a region surrounded by the inner surface 3c of the outer ring rotor 3 and the upper portion of the storage member 1, and this region is a storage portion of the present invention.
9, and the dispensing means of the present invention in which the outer ring rotor 3 rotates on the outer periphery of the housing portion 9. Further, the payout portion 8 is inclined so as to be lower as going outward from the payout opening 6.

Next, a method for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article using the apparatus for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan process view showing one embodiment of the payout method of the present invention.

First, the injection 10 having a substantially cylindrical shape is put into the storage portion 9, and the injection 10 is stored in the storage portion 9. The injected injection 10 moves toward the outer edge 1b along the inclined surface 1d (see FIG. 2) of the upper surface of the conical housing member 1 (see FIG. 3).
(A)).

When the motor 7 is driven, the accommodating member 1 is rotated via the inner ring rotor 2, whereby
The injection in the container 9 is more likely to move toward the outer edge 1b of the container 1.

In particular, since the housing member 1 rotates at a rotation speed different from that of the outer ring rotor 3 which rotates via a transmission gear or the like, the injection agent 10 located on the outer edge 1b side of the housing member 1 is rotated.
For example, even if the bottom surface is in contact with the inner side surface 3c of the outer ring rotor 3, the axial direction of the injection 10 lies so as to be orthogonal to the radial direction of the housing member 1.

When the lying injection 10 reaches a portion where the outer edge 1b of the housing member 1 and the inner edge 3a of the outer ring rotor 3 are at the same height (portion K in FIGS. 1 and 2), Since the outer edge 3b of the outer ring rotor 3 is positioned lower than the inner edge 3a, the injection 10 rolls in the direction of the outer edge 3b of the outer ring rotor 3. As a result, the injection 10 is placed on the outer ring rotor 3 (FIG. 3).
(B)).

Then, the injection 10 placed on the outer ring rotor 3 rotates with the outer ring rotor 3, is discharged from the payout port 6 to the dispensing section 8, and is stored in the storage section 14 (FIG. 8). 3 (c)). As described above, the injection 10 is stored in the storage unit 14, and when a predetermined number of the injections 10 are stored in the storage unit 10, the injections 10 are sequentially transferred to a transport device for sequentially storing them in the medicine shelf. Payed out at the right time. Since a predetermined number of the injections 10 are stored in the storage unit 14, the injections 10 can be paid out at a certain time interval or at a desired time when the injections 10 are paid out from the storage unit in the next process.

In addition, since the outer ring rotor 3 rotates with respect to the outer frame portion 5 during the rotation, the injection 10 placed on the outer ring rotor 3 has, for example, only one end of the bottom surface in contact with the outer frame portion 5. Even if it is in a state, the axial direction of the injection 10 lays so as to be orthogonal to the radial direction of the housing member 1, that is, in contact with the outer frame 5 at two points of the bottom surface and the upper portion, and the outer ring rotor is well balanced 3 Placed on top.

When the injection 10 is not placed on the outer ring rotor 3 in a well-balanced manner, for example, when only a part of the injection is placed on the outer ring rotor 3, the injection 10 is removed together with the rotation of the outer ring rotor 3. Housing member 1 for unstable movement
To fall.

Furthermore, since β> α, the outer edge of the outer ring rotor 3 is inclined downward even at the dispensing portion 8 side, so that the outer ring rotor 3 is dispensed to the dispensing portion 8 through the dispensing port 6 by the weight of the injection 10. .

As described above, even if a substantially cylindrical article such as an injection is accommodated in a non-aligned manner, the articles can be aligned and taken out one by one, so that an operation step of pre-arranging the articles is omitted. be able to.

Further, since the outer frame portion 5 is provided on the outer periphery of the outer ring rotor 3 as the dispensing means, the article does not fall to the outside and is not damaged. Furthermore, since the structure is simple, it is easy to clean even if the injection or the like is damaged.

The injection 10 described in the above embodiment
In the case of a diameter smaller than the diameter of the bottom surface of the outer ring rotor 3, as shown in FIG. 4, the inner edge 3a side is also inclined downward according to the diameter of the injection 10 and the width of the inclined surface 3d on the outer edge 3b side is adjusted. By adopting, only one injection 10 is placed in the width direction on the inclined surface 3d on the outer edge 3b side, and one injection 10 can be accurately dispensed. Note that the injection 10 placed on the inner edge 3a side receives the housing member 1 with the rotation of the outer ring rotor 3.
When the outer edge 1b is lower than the inner edge 3a, the outer edge 1b falls into the housing member 1.

As described above, even if the size of the article to be paid out is slightly changed, the basic structure is not changed.
By exchanging only the outer ring rotor, various articles can be accurately paid out. If the size of the articles to be dispensed changes greatly, the size of the above-described substantially cylindrical article dispensing apparatus, that is, the radius of the storage member, and the like are changed.

In the above-described embodiment, since the upper surface of the housing member 1 is formed as the inclined surface 1d, the injection 10 housed in the housing member 1 can be moved outward. Further, since the housing member 1 is rotatably provided, the injection 10 can be moved outward by centrifugal force. That is, in the above embodiment, the inclined surface 1d of the upper surface of the housing member 1 and the rotatable housing member 1 correspond to the stirring means in claim 4. In addition, a radial direction (radial)
It is also possible to protrude one or more agitating plates. As described above, by projecting the stirring plate on the upper surface of the storage member 1, the injection 10 to be stored can be more accurately moved in the outer peripheral direction by the rotation of the storage member 1, and therefore, as the dispensing means. The outer ring rotor 3 can be mounted more accurately.

In another embodiment of the apparatus for dispensing articles having a substantially cylindrical shape according to the present invention, an input member 11 (see FIG. 5) is used as an input section 11a capable of inputting articles into the storage section 9 according to the input amount of the articles. It is also possible to provide a controllable input of articles. As described above, in order to control the amount of the injection 10 injected from the charging member 11 into the housing member 1, the charging member
11 may be provided with a lid and a counter for counting the number of articles to be charged. Thus, when the counted number of articles reaches a predetermined number, the lid is closed and no extra articles are put into the housing member 1, so that the articles are efficiently placed on the outer ring rotor 3 as the payout means. be able to. The mechanism for controlling the introduction of the articles into the storage member 1 is not limited to the above-described lid, and any mechanism that can stop the introduction of the articles once the articles are introduced by a predetermined amount may be appropriately used. The design can be changed. The articles may be put into the housing member 1 in a plural number at the same time or one by one.

As another embodiment of the device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention, a configuration in which a sensor is provided on the side of the dispensing port 6 of the dispensing section 8 or near the dispensing port 6 of the outer ring rotor 3 is employed. Thus, by detecting whether or not the injection 10 has passed by the sensor, the dispensed injections 10 can be surely confirmed one by one. The position where the sensor is provided is preferably on the side of the dispensing port 6 of the dispensing section 8, since the actually dispensed injection 10 can be confirmed. Inner ring rotor 2 and outer ring rotor 3
By adding a control device to the motor 7 for rotating the
Is stored in a desired place, the following control can be performed for dispensing the injection 10. In other words, injection 10
When the sensor detects that one piece has been paid out, the control device controls the motor 7 to stop the rotation of the outer ring rotor 3. Then, at the time when the storing of the dispensed injection 10 is completed (preset), the control device is configured to rotate the outer ring rotor 3 and the inner ring rotor 2 until the next injection 10 to be dispensed is detected. Can control the motor 7.

Further, the damage of the injection agent 10 such as the portion that comes into contact with the injection agent 10, that is, the housing portion 9 (the surface of the housing member 1 and the inner surface 3c of the outer ring rotor 3) and the inner surface of the outer frame portion 5 is prevented. By applying a coating with a resin or the like to a portion that comes into contact with the injection 10 as a means for preventing damage to the injection,
The effect of protecting 10 is obtained.

Further, in the present invention, the dispensing means is the accommodation section 9.
The design can be changed as appropriate as long as it rotates around the outer periphery of the dispensing unit 8 and dispenses the article from the dispensing unit 8, and even when the outer ring rotor 3 is used as the dispensing means as in the above embodiment, the outer ring rotor 3 is The means for rotating is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, the outer ring rotor 3 is configured to rotate accurately from the four pulleys 13. However, the rotation axis of the outer ring rotor 3 is set within a triangle connecting the pulleys with at least three pulleys. If it is installed so as to be positioned, the outer ring rotor 3 can be accurately rotated.

In the above embodiment, the housing portion 9 is composed of the area surrounded by the inner side surface 3c of the outer ring rotor 3 and the upper portion of the housing member 1, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and The design of the storage section 9 can be changed as appropriate as long as the storage section 9 can store substantially cylindrical articles in a non-aligned manner to be dispensed by the dispensing means rotating around the outer periphery. Further, in the above embodiment, the payout section 8 has an inclined surface installed outside the payout port 6, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the payout section 8 can pay out to a predetermined position from the payout port 6. The design can be appropriately changed as long as it is the same.

Further, the payout device is provided with a remaining amount detecting means for detecting the remaining amount of the articles stored in the storage section in the apparatus main body, and when the remaining amount is low, an alarm is issued or displayed. Then, the worker can know the remaining amount of the articles in the storage unit without always monitoring the remaining amount.
As the remaining amount detecting means for detecting the remaining amount, a sensor for observing the number of articles stored on the outer peripheral side of the inner ring rotor, that is, the outer ring rotor side, or counting the number paid out from the payout port, One that detects the remaining amount by calculating the difference between the number of articles paid out from the number of articles put into the storage section may be used.

It is also possible to provide opening / closing means as shown in the drawing at the payout port of the payout apparatus in the above-described embodiment, and to pay out one by one from the payout port to the payout section. In such a dispensing device, for example, a door 16 as an opening / closing means is attached to the outer surface of the dispensing port 6, that is, the boundary between the dispensing section 8 provided outside the dispensing port 6 and the outer ring rotor 3 as the dispensing means. The payout opening 6 can be opened and closed by opening and closing the door 16.

At the payout port 6, a contact-type sensor is provided at the end in the rotation direction of the outer ring rotor 3, that is, at the left end 6a in FIG. 6, and a substantially cylindrical article such as an injection is provided. By contacting a sensor (not shown), it is detected that only one injection has been carried to the front of the dispensing port 6 by the outer ring rotor as dispensing means. After the sensor detects the injection, a signal from the sensor is transmitted to opening / closing drive means for opening and closing the door 16, and the door 16 is opened by the opening / closing drive means. Here, whether or not the door 16 is opened is detected by a sensor attached to the door 16 in advance.

When the sensor confirms that the door 16 has been opened, the dispensing detecting means detects whether or not the injection has been dispensed to the dispensing section 8. As the payout detecting means, a sensor including a light emitting element such as an infrared ray and a light receiving element for receiving a light beam from the light emitting element is used.

When the dispensing detecting means detects that the injection has been dispensed, a signal is sent to the opening and closing driving means, and the door 16 is immediately closed. Thus, by providing a door as an opening / closing means, the door 16 is closed as soon as it is detected that one article has been dispensed, thereby preventing a plurality of articles from being dispensed at once. Can be.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in order to more reliably prevent two or more articles from being dispensed from the payout port in a state of being overlapped in the vertical direction in the outer ring rotor, as shown in FIG. If a partition 15 as guide means is provided in a portion having a height of less than two diameters of the article, even if two or more articles are placed in the vertical direction of the outer ring rotor, the upper article will serve as the guide means. It is caught by the partition plate 15 and cannot pass between the outer ring rotor 3 and the partition plate 15. Therefore, only one article can be guided by the partition plate 15 in the vertical direction of the outer ring rotor.

In the above-described embodiment, the outer ring rotor is rotated by the rotation of the pulley. However, a roller is provided on the back surface of the cradle on which the outer ring rotor is mounted, and the cradle is rotated by rotating the roller. As a result, means for rotating the outer ring rotor may be used.

A roller provided on the back surface of the pedestal is connected to a drive device for rotating the inner wheel rotor, for example, a motor, so that both the inner wheel rotor and the outer wheel rotor can be driven by one drive device by a bevel gear or the like. If the rotating means for rotating the outer wheel rotor and the inner wheel rotor is configured, a plurality of driving devices are not required, and therefore, the rotating means can be formed small.

In the above-described embodiment, the substantially cylindrical article (injection) paid out from the payout port to the payout section is once stored in the storage section. However, the storage section is not necessarily required. Substantially cylindrical article (injection) paid out to the part
May be directly conveyed to the next step by a conveying means such as a conveyor. If the article is transported directly to the next process without being stored in this way, there is no danger that the articles will come into contact with each other during storage and be damaged, such as when the substantially cylindrical article is made of a material that is easily damaged. In addition, the effect of efficiently transporting to the next step can be obtained.

In each of the above-described embodiments, a payout device having one accommodating section and one payout means is used. However, a payout apparatus having two or more accommodation sections and payout means may be used. For example, in the case of using a payout device having two accommodation units and two payout units, articles of different sizes can be put into each of them. Then, the apparatus main body is placed on a drawer-type tray, and articles dispensed from each dispensing apparatus, for example, an injection is separately conveyed on a conveyor, and then conveyed to a next step, for example, a bagging step for the injection, Articles having different sizes can be simultaneously discharged to the outside of the dispensing device.

As described above, by using the drawer-type tray, a dispensing device having a plurality of storage units and dispensing means is stacked and stored in a shelf shape, and articles are separately dispensed from the respective dispensing means. By dispensing, it is possible to obtain an effect that a large amount of articles can be sorted and paid out at a time.

[0063]

According to the apparatus for dispensing articles having a substantially cylindrical shape according to the present invention, it is possible to omit the operation process of arranging the articles, and thus to store the articles with high work efficiency.

Further, according to the method for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention, the article can be dispensed after the articles are stored with high working efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention.

3 (a) to 3 (c) are plan views showing one embodiment of a method of dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially omitted sectional view showing another embodiment of the outer ring rotor of the device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional article payout apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 accommodation member 2 inner ring rotor 3 outer ring rotor 4 cradle 5 outer frame part 6 payout port 7 motor 8 payout part 9 storage part 14 storage part 15 partition plate 16 door

Claims (11)

[Claims] An accommodating section (9) for accommodating a substantially cylindrical article.
And a dispensing means capable of dispensing the articles stored in the storage section (9) from the dispensing section (8), wherein the storage section (9) has a substantially cylindrical shape. An article having a substantially cylindrical shape, wherein articles can be accommodated in a non-aligned manner, and the dispensing means rotates around the outer periphery of the accommodation section (9) so that the article can be ejected from the ejection section (8). Dispensing device. 2. A substantially cylindrical article dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an outer frame portion (5) on the outer periphery of said dispensing means for preventing said articles from dropping out of a storage section. 3. The substantially cylindrical shape according to claim 1, wherein an input section (11a) capable of inputting an article into the storage section (9) is provided so as to control the input of the article in accordance with the input amount. Dispensing device for goods. 4. A device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to claim 1, wherein said accommodating portion (9) is provided with stirring means for assisting movement of the article to the outer periphery. 5. An article dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising a remaining amount detecting means for detecting a remaining amount of the substantially cylindrical article stored in said storage section (9). apparatus. 6. The storage section (9) is provided with breakage preventing means for preventing breakage of the article.
An apparatus for dispensing substantially cylindrical articles as described in the above. 7. A guiding means (15) for guiding substantially cylindrical articles one by one so as to prevent a plurality of substantially cylindrical articles from being dispensed in the vertical direction from said payout means. An apparatus for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to any one of claims 1 to 6. 8. The dispensing means can open the substantially cylindrical articles guided by the guiding means (15) one by one to be dispensed one by one, and when one substantially cylindrical article is dispensed, the other articles are released. Opening / closing means closed to prevent dispensing
8. An apparatus for dispensing substantially cylindrical articles according to claim 7, wherein (16) is provided at a boundary between the dispensing section (8) and the dispensing means. 9. A dispensing detecting means is provided in the dispensing section for detecting whether or not a substantially cylindrical article has been dispensed from the dispensing means after the opening and closing means is opened. 9. The apparatus for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to claim 8, wherein said opening / closing means (16) is closed when the apparatus detects a substantially cylindrical article. 10. A storage section (14) capable of storing a plurality of substantially cylindrical articles dispensed from the dispensing section (8) and dispensing the stored articles one by one. Item 10. A device for dispensing a substantially cylindrical article according to any one of Items 1 to 9. 11. A method of dispensing an article which contains a substantially cylindrical article and pays out the article, wherein the substantially cylindrical article is accommodated in a non-aligned manner, and then the accommodated article is rotated around a circumference. Dispensing the article according to the above method.